. Houses for town or country. ill of course aggressively new; but the occu-pants of the house are to be congratulated upon thestart towards a most satisfactory result. Similar in type is a house at Parkersburg, WestVirginia, in which the architect has chosen a treat-ment with characteristic flat, hipped roof, far-pro-jecting eaves, cemented panelled walls, separatingtimber work, sharp projecting towers carried up inbold dormers; low smooth chimneys and generallyclear-cut silhouette. It is the design of one whoseems to delight in sharp contrasts as between differ-ently coloured materials, and m
. Houses for town or country. ill of course aggressively new; but the occu-pants of the house are to be congratulated upon thestart towards a most satisfactory result. Similar in type is a house at Parkersburg, WestVirginia, in which the architect has chosen a treat-ment with characteristic flat, hipped roof, far-pro-jecting eaves, cemented panelled walls, separatingtimber work, sharp projecting towers carried up inbold dormers; low smooth chimneys and generallyclear-cut silhouette. It is the design of one whoseems to delight in sharp contrasts as between differ-ently coloured materials, and makes frequent use ofwood and cement on the exteriors. Deep and lumi-nous shadows, too, seem to have exerted strong fasci-nation. The often excessive projection of the eaves givesa chiaroscuro effect, and reveals in a diffusedlight the mottled texture of the cement work in con-trast with the well-shaped and finished timbers thatdivide the wall space. The house is well developedaesthetically; has something to stand on, grows 92. FIRST-FLOOR PLAN FOR A COUNTRY HOUSE 93
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